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Use in varieties of Scots

lantern Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 8.7 15.1 29.8 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3117 10 3 1 0 0
Number of authors11 5 3 2 1

Occurrences of lantern in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
The Neep Lantern on page 22

6 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wi commaund in his ee and a lantern jaw. on page 99

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
An howkit oot neep lantern een
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
They stairt up aroon’ Neep Lantern (Jack o' Lantern)Siptaimbur a
(Jack o' Lantern)Siptaimbur an’ jist ask fol
Jaimie cam up wi’ the neep lantern ’is faither aye used tae ma
™ at us. Jaimie held his neep lantern up high so it shined in the D
or messidge he luiked at that lantern funny an’ stairted talkinâ€
8 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
@PipsUkes ?????? ma wee lantern broke an aw! Lucky it wisnae (2020) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Be reddy for e fray wi yer lantern burnin bricht. Be lik e chiel on page 103

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
the proffered carrot. As the lantern jaws crunched sidewyes makkin
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Wi lantern in haan she made her wye doon
e coal wiz stored. Hingin the lantern on the heuk for the job, she
As she made tae tak doon the lantern she thocht she saw a movement
her richt, so she held up the lantern tae cast licht farer intae th
mething faain, so grabbin the lantern she walked a step or twa towa
8 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he family gaithered and lit a lantern tae guide the bot in on page 25

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Renga in Winter - Reid Lantern in the Mirk on page 111

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
every fit fae da banks, wi a lantern in his haand, roarin at da pi
1 matches

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